Pay hike for domestic workers coming in 2023 – how much you could be paying

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Pay hike for domestic workers coming in 2023 – how much you could be paying

The National Minimum Wage is likely to get an above-inflation increase this year.

 

[Mista_Mobsta]

I am more than happy to pay increases as soon as I see some meaningful tax breaks for domestic employers regarding using AFTER TAX money to pay salaries and helping the unemployment plaguing SA.

Want me to pay UIF + WC? Give me a bloody tax break!

 

[Bigjay84]

More people on the unemployment line

 

[Harmonic]

Meh, all that really happens is the domestic workers salary goes to zero, or a foreigner gets hired while the locals starve

 

[Progenix Oj101]

Headline can be changed to "Further Domestic Worker Retrenchments Coming in 2023"

 

[karnuffel]

More people on the unemployment line

I really dont think so, unless its just used as a convenient excuse. From the article:

A hike to R25.05 would push the monthly rate to over R4,000 for a worker who works 8 hours a day, 20 days a month. This is approximately R300 more than in 2022.

 

[Progenix Oj101]

I really dont think so, unless its just used as a convenient excuse. From the article:

It's not the first increase though. For many, it will be the straw that broke the camel's back.

 

[backstreetboy]

Mrs Philips and Mrs Bosch works great for me thanks.

 

[Lupus]

Let's see on average bonds have gone up 3k, food is 30% more expensive then last year, petrol is more expensive. Domestic worker there is the door sorry.

 

[TheChamp]

It's not the first increase though. For many, it will be the straw that broke the camel's back.

The odd thing would be if this was the first increase. I think people should put more value in things that makes their life better, if the job is too much for you and you need someone to help that is not a ridiculous amount to pay.

 

[ShaunSA]

If you need someone to work 8 hours a day/20 days a month to clean up after your ass then you should be paying way more than four grand. That's a steal!

 

[TheChamp]

Let's see on average bonds have gone up 3k, food is 30% more expensive then last year, petrol is more expensive. Domestic worker there is the door sorry.

I think for the mere fact that one even has a domestic worker to begin with implies that they don't have time to deal with the daily chores of the household.

Not saying it's nice but surely it is just one cost someone who employs a domestic worker is always thinking about? We did not sell our cars en masse due to the petrol increase because it's always something we anticipate.

You look at the value brought on by having a car and make the necessary adjustments to still meet your obligations, it should be the same with a domestic worker, if you have been keeping them even if they are not adding any value to your life you are a very good person, but most people keep them because they add value, so this, while not a comfortable thing is just one of those things you deal with.

 

[Lupus]

I think for the mere fact that one even has a domestic worker to begin with implies that they don't have time to deal with the daily chores of the household.

Not saying it's nice but surely it is just one cost someone who employs a domestic worker is always thinking about? We did not sell our cars en masse due to the petrol increase because it's always something we anticipate.

You look at the value brought on by having a car and make the necessary adjustments to still meet your obligations, it should be the same with a domestic worker, if you have been keeping them even if they are not adding any value to your life you are a very good person, but most people keep them because they add value, so this, while not a comfortable thing is just one of those things you deal with.

We require cars in SA to get to work, we don't require domestics, I mean it's expensive in the rest of the world and people clean their own houses. SA will just need to start learning to do that instead.

 

[grok]

Mrs Philips and Mrs Bosch works great for me thanks.

There's also Mrs Karcher for cleaning floors & soon a robovac mistress, all paid for by the savings in salaries, and battery powered to work around government-gifted loadshedding of course.

Yeah its a bit more work for myself but I clock the time as steps/gymtime, win-win all around, plus I can get a local currently-discriminated-against-owner agency to come help with deep cleaning every second month or so. I hate ironing but I'm still working from home so haven't had the need for any of that, yet.

All just because the clowns in government slaps us with employer laws but don't consider us employers in terms of benefits.

 

[TheChamp]

We require cars in SA to get to work, we don't require domestics, I mean it's expensive in the rest of the world and people clean their own houses. SA will just need to start learning to do that instead.

One might argue that we don't require cars to get to work, one could simply take a taxi, bus, Uber or even walk to work as many people do, but is that convenient for everyone? I think we spend money to make our lives as convenient as possible in things that add value to our lives.

People just needs to understand that convenience costs money, sure do it yourself if you can but if you can't you must pay for somebody to do it for you and the costs, just like everything else will keep on going up with time.

 

[xtm]

Most def givmint knows how many people entering illegally in SA daily.

 

[now05ster]

Seriously who needs someone to clean house for 8 hours a day? HOW MANY FECKING CARPETS DO YOU OWN?

In all honesty, this **** has got to go. Clean your own FECKING house you lazy prick.

Why?

 

[Geoff.D]

We will be paying the same as we have been doing since 2007 - a big fat zero! 2007 was the last time we had any domestic servants. As soon as she and the gardener said they are leaving because they have found 7-day-a-week employment ( we only got both in once a week), we praised the gods and never took on anymore.

 

[TheChamp]

I consider cleaning up after yourself a basic piece of self discipline everybody has to learn to do.

Yet you probably take your car for a car wash without any sense of irony. I don't really understand why people get so worked up about this, and it looks like the ones who are not employing any domestic workers are the ones who are mostly annoyed when such articles comes out.

And who cares if people in the West do the cleaning? We are in South Africa and we do what we like.

 

[rvZA]

R4k a month for a full time worker?

I am glad we let our help in the house and garden go. These are ridiculous amounts. It takes a bit getting used to and some team work, but eventually there is no reason why people cannot clean their homes themselves.